Recommendations for the use of vascular access in the COVID-19 patients: an Italian perspective

Crit Care. 2020 May 28;24(1):269. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02997-1.

Authors

Mauro Pittiruti¹, Fulvio Pinelli²; GAVeCeLT Working Group for Vascular Access in COVID-19

Collaborators

GAVeCeLT Working Group for Vascular Access in COVID-19:
Mauro Pittiruti, Fulvio Pinelli, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Sergio Bertoglio, Daniele G Biasucci, Roberto Biffi, Simona Biondi, Fabrizio Brescia, Massimo Buononato, Giuseppe Capozzoli, Paolo Cotogni, Elisa Deganello, Laura Dolcetti, Daniele Elisei, Stefano Elli, Davide Giustivi, Emanuele Iacobone, Antonio La Greca, Massimo Lamperti, Giada Maspero, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo, Davide Vailati, Daniele Vezzali

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Catholic University Hospital, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Central venous catheters; Vascular access devices.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Catheterization*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*